Cornelius Chronicles

We are now a two bike family. Rebekah is a pro on her trike and Loyd is learning the ropes on his new-to-him Dora the Explorer car. The kids had tons of fun riding around exploring the back yard and racing each other today (Rebekah was more into the race than Loyd). Loyd also discovered Dustin's newly placed dirt, hence his attractive dirt face. Dustin has been working on the fence all Christmas break. he is getting close to done. His buddy Ryan came over today and helped him put in the last 3 post holes. Now he just has to nail up the pickets. Rebekah "helped" him out a little bit this afternoon too. The shot below is Dustin showing Rebekah an earth worm he recently discovered. Bekah is extremely enthusiastic about his discovery.

We had a terrific Christmas and hope all ya'll had a great Christmas as well! Here are some photos and video we took. Enjoy! Bekah was not expecting a tricycle so she didn't even register that she saw it for quite some time. Very fun for parents. :) Here is a shot of Bekah "helping" Loyd open his presents. He was a little scared of the wrapping paper so Bekah stepped in to help her little brother out. This also includes Loyd grooving out to his driving toy. As you can see, he is rhythmically challenged just like the rest of us. So cute! Happy full stockings! Our little, pretty tree. The star of Christmas - The Red Tricycle The unexpected surprise! Thanks Aunt Karen! She drew these gorgeous pictures of Rebekah and Loyd, framed them and sent them to us for Christmas. I LOVE them and can hardly wait to hang them up where I can show them off.

Royal and Loretta have the magic stick when it comes to sending gifts. We always love what they send. The much anticipated Rose package arrived yesterday and was filled to brimming with the kids' favorite toy so far, Packing Peanuts! Here are some shots of the frivolity that ensued. We are impatiently waiting until Christmas to open the wrapped presents. Thank you!

It snowed in League City last night! We were so excited we had to take pictures and I woke the kids up to enjoy the snow. Rebekah thought it was a bit too cold for her to play outside so I didn't get any shots of them. Here is proof that we really had snow! Most of the snow melted away by 10 AM the next morning. Too bad. Here is a funny shot of Rebekah trying to convince Loyd he should eat his oatmeal. I'm pretty sure she is more excited about this feeding arrangement than he is. ;>)

Grandma C. sent us some fun packages and we were so excited about the new clothes we couldn't resist taking some pictures of the kids in their matching PJs . They were a bit on the wild side tonight so the pictures aren't the best, but they are a start. We'll try and get some better pictures of the two together later. Thanks Grandma C! (The second package is hiding in our closet until Christmas morning.) What a pretty little girl! This little man cracks me up! He's smiling because he is planning on ripping that hat off his head in about 2 seconds.